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The Need for an Alternative to Culling Day-Old Male Layer Chicks: A Survey on Awareness, Alternatives, and the Willingness to Pay for Alternatives in a Selected Population of Dutch Citizens

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Published in 2021 at "Frontiers in Veterinary Science"

DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.662197

Abstract: A concerning by-product of producing laying hen chicks are the hatched male layer chicks. As a consequence of their inability to lay eggs, these male chicks are culled as day-old chicks in the hatchery. To… read more here.

Keywords: layer chicks; day old; awareness; layer ... See more keywords